In this section you will find documents relating to the governance of The United Nations Dual Career and Staff Mobility Programme.
The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) 2004 Joint Guidance Note on the Employment of Expatriate Spouses established the programme and provides guidance on how it should operate. Please click here to access the note in English Please click here to access a "functionally reorganized" version of the note in English Please click here to access the note in French Please click here to access the note in Spanish
The LESA and LESA Focal Point Terms of Reference (ToR) build upon the UNDG Joint Guidance Note, adding detail and providing for elections of LESA Chairpersons Please click here to access the LESA/LESA Focal Point ToRs
An Independent Evaluation of the UN Dual Career and Staff Mobility Programme was carried out at the end of 2009. Please click here to access a cover note on the evaluation Please click here to access the evaluation report
Further information on dual careers and staff mobility in the UN system in general and on the programme in particular can be found on the website of the United Nations system Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) Please click here to access the CEB website
LESA Governance Documents
LESAs establish bye-laws, statutes or other documents setting out their membership and how they are governed. Documents are organized alphabetically by country.
